‘Deep concern’: American Pope Leo troubled by U.S. action in Venezuela, gets pushback from Catholics

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with his wife Jeanette Rubio (right), and Vice President JD Vance, with his wife Usha Vance, meet with Pope Leo XIV in the Holy See in Vatican City, Vatican, May 19, 2025 (Simone Rosoluti/Vatican Media)

PALM BEACH, Florida – Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff in history, is reacting to the U.S. capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro by expressing “deep concern” and a call to prayer.

In a Sunday morning post on X, the head of the Roman Catholic Church said...